Organizational History:

International projects concerned with economic, agricultural, social and educational development began at Washington State University in 1952 with a Pakistan Project that was to run for almost 20 years. The Office of International Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences provided the management for that project and succeeding projects until 1978. The College of Agriculture was heavily involved in the projects and provided increasing assistance. A Campus Coordinator for international projects was established in the College of Agriculture for the University of Jordan Project (1975-1979). The Coordinator's office also acted as a clearing house for other projects in which the University was involved in the middle 1970's, such as those in Syria, Morocco, and Mali. In 1978 the International Program Development Office was established in the Graduate School of WSU to direct the international development projects. At that time the University was involved in several projects, with major efforts in Indonesia, Lesotho, and a cooperative project in Sudan.

By the mid-1980s, three offices--with similar names--were the focus of international programs at the university. The Office of International Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences was concerned with international students and faculty. (This office was subsequently renamed as the International Education Office.) The International Program Development Office in the Graduate School was concerned with development work, while. the International Project Support Office in the College of Agriculture was involved in the administration of projects.

Within the records of these projects some terminological confusion occasionally arises out of the similarity of names of the offices. In addition, there are many references in these records to international development as a subject concerning development in general.

Scope and Contents note

The records reflect the role of the Office of the Director of Resident Instruction in international development programs of the College of Agriculture. One sequence is chiefly composed of material about a variety of projects and international subjects from the Office of the Director. Dr. Rodney Bertramson held this position from 1967 to 1979 followed by Dr. C. Alan Pettibone from 1979 to 1985. Dr. Pettibone was a member of the advisory committee for the International Program Development Office and a member of the Advisory Committee for the Indonesia Project.

A second and large sequence of record, it constituting the bulk of the material, is related to the Office of the Assistant to the Director of Resident Instruction, Dr. Martin V. Waananen. Dr. Waananen served as the Campus Coordinator for the University of Jordan project and the Indonesia Project. He also directed a training program which WSU carried out for the Peace Corps and the subsequent recruitment programs for Peace Corps/Action.

Arrangement note

The record are arranged as two series. Series I consists of four boxes related to the role of the Director's Office. This series contains general information about a variety of programs, their work as a member of the advisory committee, including correspondence, final reports and project papers, participant training and budget information. It also contains information about the trip Dr. Pettibone took to Indonesia as a member of the Advisory Committee.

Series Two consists of 31 boxes of records for the Office of the Assistant to the Director. The records are arranged in alphabetical order incorporating the various projects and related material in international development. Twelve boxes on the University of Jordan project form a subseries at the end of the arrangement. The records include contract material: proposals, request for proposals, cost proposals, and in some cases the contract itself. There are also budget materials, including purchase orders and statements, quarterly and final reports.

Publication Information

Conditions Governing Access note

The Collection is open for research use.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Records of the Washington State University College of Agriculture and Home Economics concerned with international programs were transferred to the Washington State University Libraries in 1985 (accession number UA85-13).

Processing Information note

The records were arranged and described by Evelyn Rodewald during January - March 1988.